Dark Tales of Japan

Dark Tales of Japan (2004)

22/09/2004
Horror, TV Movie
1h 32m

Five of Japan's best horror directors race to reach the outer limits of fear...

Overview

Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told by a mysterious old lady in kimono on a late-night bus traveling on a long isolated mountain road.

  • Norio TsurutaDirector
  • Takashi ShimizuDirector
  • Koji ShiraishiDirector
  • Original Title

    日本のこわい夜

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • monster
  • supernatural
  • folklore
  • horror anthology

Top Billed Cast

Kayoko Shiraishi

Kayoko Shiraishi

Old Lady (segment "Would You Like to Hear a Scary Tale")

Shôzô Endô

Shôzô Endô

Yamazaki (segment "Spiderwoman")

Yoshinori Okada

Yoshinori Okada

Hasegawa (segment "Spiderwoman")

Kanako Fukaura

Kanako Fukaura

Tomoko (segment "Spiderwoman")

Anri Sugihara

Anri Sugihara

Akemi (segment "Spiderwoman")

Yoko Maki

Yoko Maki

Akemi's Classmate (segment "Spiderwoman")

Miyako Yamaguchi

Miyako Yamaguchi

Editor (segment "Spiderwoman")

Shunsuke Nakamura

Shunsuke Nakamura

Kodera (segment "Crevices")

Shigenori Yamazaki

Shigenori Yamazaki

Shimizu (segment "Crevices")

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Apartment Manager (segment "Crevices")

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